Career and Education Opportunities for Casino Supervisors in Peoria, Arizona

Peoria, Arizona provides a wide variety of opportunities, both career and educational, for casino supervisors. Currently, 2,620 people work as casino supervisors in Arizona. This is expected to grow by 16% to about 3,030 people by 2016. This is better than the nation as a whole, where employment opportunities for casino supervisors are expected to grow by about 11.8%. Casino supervisors generally supervise gaming operations and personnel in an assigned area.

A person working as a casino supervisor can expect to earn about $19 hourly or $39,590 per year on average in Arizona and about $21 per hour or $45,500 yearly on average in the U.S. as a whole. Incomes for casino supervisors are better than in the overall category of Gaming and Gambling in Arizona, and better than the overall Gaming and Gambling category nationally.

There are five schools within twenty-five miles of Peoria where you can study to be a casino supervisor, among seventy-four schools of higher education total in the Peoria area. The most common level of education for casino supervisors is a high school diploma or GED. You can expect to spend only a short time training to become a casino supervisor if you already have a high school diploma.

CAREER DESCRIPTION: Casino Supervisor

Casino Supervisor video from the State of New Jersey Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development

In general, casino supervisors supervise gaming operations and personnel in an assigned area. They also circulate among tables and observe operations.

Casino supervisors resolve customer and employee complaints. They also monitor game operations to insure that house rules are followed and federal regulations are adhered to, and that employees furnish prompt and courteous service. Equally important, casino supervisors have to report customer-related incidents occurring in gaming areas to supervisors. They are often called upon to explain and interpret house rules. They are expected to greet customers and ask about the quality of service they are receiving. Finally, casino supervisors evaluate staff' performance and ready written performance evaluations.

Every day, casino supervisors are expected to be able to evaluate problems as they arise. They need to articulate ideas and problems. It is also important that they piece together evidence to, in some sense, diagnose what is going on in a situation.

It is important for casino supervisors to monitor stations and games, and move dealers from game to game to insure adequate staffing. They are often called upon to establish and take care of banks and table limits for each game. They also monitor customers for signs of compulsive gambling, offering assistance if needed. They are sometimes expected to supervise the distribution of complimentary meals and other items given to players, on the basis of length of play and amount bet. Somewhat less frequently, casino supervisors are also expected to monitor customers for signs of compulsive gambling, offering assistance if needed.

They also have to be able to perform the paperwork required for monetary transactions And finally, they sometimes have to supervise the distribution of complimentary meals and other items given to players, on the basis of length of play and amount bet.

Like many other jobs, casino supervisors must have strong self control in the face of challenging situations and have exceptional integrity.

Similar jobs with educational opportunities in Peoria include:

Card Dealer. Operate table games. Stand or sit behind table and operate games of chance by dispensing the appropriate number of cards or blocks to players, or operating other gaming equipment. Compare the house's hand against players' hands and payoff or collect players' money or chips.

Sports Book Writer. Assist in the operation of games such as keno and bingo. Scan winning tickets presented by patrons, calculate amount of winnings and pay patrons. May operate keno and bingo equipment. May start gaming equipment that randomly selects numbers. May announce number selected until total numbers specified for each game are selected. May pick up tickets from players, collect bets, receive, verify and record patrons' cash wagers.

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES: Casino Supervisor Training

Paradise Valley Community College - Phoenix, AZ

Paradise Valley Community College, 18401 N 32nd St, Phoenix, AZ 85032. Paradise Valley Community College is a medium sized college located in Phoenix, Arizona. It is a public school with primarily 2-year programs and has 9,105 students. Paradise Valley Community College has a less than one year and an associate's degree program in Personal and Culinary Services, Other Specialties.

GateWay Community College - Phoenix, AZ

GateWay Community College, 108 N. 40th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034. GateWay Community College is a medium sized college located in Phoenix, Arizona. It is a public school with primarily 2-year programs and has 6,853 students. GateWay Community College has a less than one year and an associate's degree program in Personal and Culinary Services, Other Specialties.

Mesa Community College - Mesa, AZ

Mesa Community College, 1833 W Southern Ave, Mesa, AZ 85202. Mesa Community College is a large college located in Mesa, Arizona. It is a public school with primarily 2-year programs and has 23,825 students. Mesa Community College has a less than one year and an associate's degree program in Personal and Culinary Services, Other Specialties.

Rio Salado College - Tempe, AZ

Rio Salado College, 2323 W 14th St, Tempe, AZ 85281. Rio Salado College is a large college located in Tempe, Arizona. It is a public school with primarily 2-year programs and has 19,186 students. Rio Salado College has a less than one year and an associate's degree program in Personal and Culinary Services, Other Specialties which graduated forty-seven and zero students respectively in 2008.

Estrella Mountain Community College - Avondale, AZ

Estrella Mountain Community College, 3000 N Dysart Rd, Avondale, AZ 85323-1000. Estrella Mountain Community College is a medium sized college located in Avondale, Arizona. It is a public school with primarily 2-year programs and has 6,358 students. Estrella Mountain Community College has a less than one year and an associate's degree program in Personal and Culinary Services, Other Specialties.

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Gaming Supervisor:
A gaming supervisor is a person who supervises two or more individuals; has job duties that are at least 20 percent supervisory in nature and include such tasks as scheduling, training, interviewing, disciplining, inspecting, and conducting performance reviews; makes decisions and judgment calls while performing daily duties; and has input on hiring and firing decisions within a department.

LOCATION INFORMATION: Peoria, Arizona

Peoria, Arizona photo by Ceemo

Peoria is located in Maricopa County, Arizona. It has a population of over 157,960, which has grown by 45.8% over the last ten years. The cost of living index in Peoria, 94, is below the national average. New single-family homes in Peoria are priced at $169,600 on average, which is far less than the state average. In 2008, seven hundred ninety-four new homes were built in Peoria, down from 1,148 the previous year.

The three most popular industries for women in Peoria are health care, finance and insurance, and educational services. For men, it is construction, public administration, and professional, scientific, and technical services. The average commute to work is about 29 minutes. More than 21.7% of Peoria residents have a bachelor's degree, which is higher than the state average. The percentage of residents with a graduate degree, 6.5%, is lower than the state average.

The unemployment rate in Peoria is 6.1%, which is less than Arizona's average of 9.3%.

The percentage of Peoria residents that are affiliated with a religious congregation, 39.7%, is less than the national average but more than the state average. The largest religious groups are the Catholic Church, the LDS (Mormon) Church and the Southern Baptist Convention.

Peoria is home to the Maricopa County Community Services and the Lake Pleasant Inn as well as Murphy Park and Varney Park. Shopping centers in the area include Arrowhead Mall, Pueblo Plaza Shopping Center and Plaza de Alamos Shopping Center. Visitors to Peoria can choose from La Quinta Phoenix Inn And Suites Peoria, Hampton Inn Glendale-Peoria and FlyHwnTrvl for temporary stays in the area.